Students who have had impactful experiences through their community engaged scholarship courses this semester should consider these next steps in sharing their work and continuing their community engagement.
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Congratulations to Nashman Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Maranda Ward, who recently published a a research article on youth identity formation through participatory action research. To read the full article, click here.
Dr. Ward used Promising Futures, the arts-based peer education program she developed, as her study site in conducting this research. Dr. Ward sought to understand how the identities of urban youth labeled as ‘at-risk’ was affected by their role as peer mentors for students traditionally labeled as ‘at-risk’ by academic standards.
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As a part of a series of webinars discussing the effects of COVID-19 on many aspects of society, The Atlantic hosted a webinar called “COVID-19: The 2020 Campaign” In this webinar, viewers watched two different discussions, one featuring pollsters Cornell Belcher and Sara Fagen, and another featuring political journalists Adam Harris and Amy Walter.
To watch the entire webinar, click here.
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The Council on Undergraduate Research will be waiving their membership fee and allowing free access to all of their services until April 30th. Setup your account here!
CUR, a membership organization that works to increase the undergraduate research capacity for faculty and students at campuses across the country, are aiming to provide greater assistance to both students and faculty during this difficult time. The organization provides an online community for support and collaboration. The membership also grants access to many journals and online resources.
This access comes at a great time in the semester, as final papers and projects are right around the corner. For students, the CUR membership could provide a plethora of resources to complete these assignments. It could even assist in finding a journal to submit a paper to for publishing.
Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity!
Got extra free time on your hands and interested in learning more about the relationship of place-based art and civic-engagement?
The Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that runs national service programs such as AmeriCorps, produces a regular webinar series from the Office of Research and Evaluation.
One recent webinar featured four panelists from the National Endowment for the Arts who shared how their research sought to measure and understand the interactions between place-based art, civic-engagement, social cohesion, and other community-level outcomes.
Check out the webinar here. Be sure to keep up with future webinars in the series by checking out this link.
If you are interested in finding others who also focus on community-engagement and the arts, find out how to get involved in the Faculty Learning Community on the topic.
Erin Wentzell, assistant clinical professor in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has conducted community engaged research throughout her career. Recently, she has found a way to incorporate service-learning into the coursework she teaches as well, through teaching PT 8481: Interprofessional Community Practicum. We are so proud of the community engaged scholarship of Dr. Wentzell. Check out more of their work at this link. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here. Click here for more information on the work of PT 8481
Julia Storberg-Walker, associate professor at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development has been dedicated to community-engaged scholarship throughout her career. This can be seen in her recent article “Authentic Leadership in HRD – Identity Matter! Critical Explorations on Leading Authentically”. We are so proud of the community engaged scholarship of Dr. Storberg-Walker. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here.
Hiromi Ishizawa, assistant professor of Sociology in the Columbian College of Arts and Science has continuously engaged with the community in her work. Recently, she published her work, “Civic Particiaption through Volunteerism among Youth across Immigrant Generations,” which analyzes trends in volunteering among different generations and ethnicities. We are so proud of the community engaged scholarship of Dr. Ishizawa. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here.
Sangeeta Prasad, assistant professor in the Columbian College of Arts and Science Human Services and Social Justice Department. This semester, Dr. Prasad added an additional course of community-engaged scholarship to her repertoire, HSSJ 2172: Adult Development. She also taught HSSJ 2171: Child Development and HSSJ 2170: Interpersonal Relationships for many years. We are so proud of the continued community engaged scholarship Dr. Prasad does and fosters among her students. Check out more of her work at this link. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here. Click here for more information on the work of HSSJ 2172.
Dr. Maranda Ward, assistant professor in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, was recently featured in a GW Today article that highlighted her dedication to social justice and community-engaged scholarship. While pursuing her doctorate, Dr. Ward created Promising Futures, a nonprofit organization that teaches youth how to inform their peers about health and social justice related issues using performative teaching techniques. We are so proud of the community engaged scholarship of Dr. Ward. Check out more of their work at this link. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here. Click here for more information on the work of HSCI 2110, a community engaged course Dr. Ward teaches.
Dr. Lottie Baker, assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development recently published her work on service-learning and language in a classroom. Her piece “From learner to teacher assistant: Community-based service-learning in a dual-language classroom” displays extensive community-engaged scholarship on the topic of effective service-learning. We are so proud of the community engaged scholarship of Dr. Baker. Check out more of her work at this link. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here.
Emily Morrison, assistant professor for the Human Services and Social Justice Department, recently published in the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning: “A Community-Engaged Faculty Typology – A Self-Referent Approach to Understanding Faculty Perspectives”. Her and Nashman faculty member Dr. Wendy Wagner conducted research to understanding how faculty members understand and make meaning of community engaged scholarship. We are so proud of the community engaged scholarship of Dr.Morrison. Check out more of their work at this link. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here. Click here for more information on the work of HSSJ 3152, a community engaged course Dr. Morrison teaches.
Leslie Jacobson, professor emeritus of the Corcoran School of Art and Design, was recognized for her significant contributions to the Theatre & Dance Department ahead of her retirement in Spring 2019. Most notably, we are proud of the community engaged scholarship Leslie and her students completed as a part of the course she created, TRDA 3131W: Theatre for Social Change. Check out more of their work at this link. Learn more about how Nashman supports community engaged faculty here. Want more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated click here. Click here for more information on the work of TRDA 3131W
As the new year and semester begin, faculty have the opportunity to get involved in new Faculty Learning Communities (or FLCs). These are groups that meet monthly to explore an issue of interest with a small group of faculty from a variety of disciplines and are each chaired by a certain faculty member. For the year 2020, there are currently 3 FLCs:
FLC chairs are selecting meeting times now, based on the availability of those interested. Contact Wendy Wagner (wagnerw@gwu.edu) as soon as possible to be included.
The Nashman Center is in the process of creating a new area of our website that will disseminate examples of community engaged scholarship by GW faculty and students. We are asking for both faculty and students to submit their work.
These examples of community engaged scholarship should contribute to the public good and occur in the context of reciprocal, mutually beneficial, community partnerships. Scholarly products can include research papers, advocacy pieces, presentations, creative work, product designs, lesson plans, academically grounded reflection papers or other course work.
Please know that the Nashman Center staff will review each work and contact any relevant community partners for their permission to feature the work on our website.
Students can submit work via this webform: http://gwserves.givepulse.com/survey/take/k0TAcTWJhf88HSIJHZHC
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